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Where does “þjónasta” come from?

þjónasta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

þjónasta (Old Norse): Alternative form of þjónusta

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þjónusta

Ancestry of “þjónasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
2Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “þjónasta”

  • þjónusta
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